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"Cats are done with humans' crap. For too long they have put up with baby talk, the humiliation of holiday costumes, and the social injustice of being told, "No." They will not sleep through this anymore. We humans have woken the beast, and in this book they have gathered together to reclaim their voice, loudly and repeatedly until we pay attention. Watch the uprising unfold, through anthems such as "Redefine Terms," "Accepted," "Decide," "A New Dawn,"...
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"While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first...
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Dumpty volume 02
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"Following the ... success of his New York Times bestseller Dumpty comes ... Lithgow's next book of satirical poetry chronicling Trump and his administration--with poems of the impeachment and beyond"--
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In the opening entry, "Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum," Bingo seeks help in persuading his wealthy guardian to accept his socially undesirable fiancee. Mabel the waitress is only the first in a succession of Bingo's romantic interests, which include a parson's niece, a Communist, and Bertie's own fiancee--among others. Eighteen connected stories trace Bingo and Bertie's shenanigans at home and abroad and introduce assorted Wooster relatives, from...
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Dumpty volume 01
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"Lithgow wields a ... satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few ... years in politics, [taking] readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVos, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Pruitt, Paul Manafort, Trump's doctors, and many others. Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen line drawings, the poems collected in Dumpty draw inspiration from A. A. Milne,...
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Two European siblings travel to New England to meet their American cousins in this classic satire. Henry James's short novel The Europeans, which made its debut in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly, is the beloved tale of Eugenia Münster and her brother, Felix Young, who travel to Boston after having spent most of their lives in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. At the heart of the story rest the concerns that most intrigued the iconic author:...
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In Santa Claus Confidential, Neary describes his experiences working as Santa and the interactions with the clever children he encountered. Some of the many hilarious topics he discusses include: Why Santa never introduces new reindeer to his crew, How Santa can enter the home when it has no chimney, Whether Santa's sleigh has safety belts, How long Santa and Mrs. Claus have been married, and many more!
9) Roughing it
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Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870-71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861-1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman...
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When the worst writer in history self-publishes his books, the world of literature is decimated overnight. Illiteracy becomes something to aspire to and book burnings become rife. The publishing industry is left hemorrhaging credibility and verges on collapse. But its recovery not a matter of removing said books, or even destroying them, the same must be done to the mind responsible. Thomas may be the worst writer to have ever lived, but if he's not...
11) The ambassadors
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Follows Lewis Lambert Strether, a middle-aged widower, on a mission to Europe to convince his fiancée's wayward son to forsake the pleasures of Paris and return to America.
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Herbert Brewer's Dirty Little Secret is the first in a series of savagely funny, social-adventure novels calculated to appeal to the readership that has made Douglas Adams, John Kennedy Toole, Terry Pratchett and Tim Dorsey so successful.
When the fictional nation of Amsarnie becomes reluctantly involved in the politics of a foreign war, Prime Minister Dereck Cartright is appalled to discover that his country's armed forces only really exist as an...
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"Blasfema... altamente ofensiva"... ¡y MUY divertida! Encontrarse con Polly es una aventura en la que descubrirás: por que los muñecos de nieve no pueden bailar; una escena inédita de una película de los Hermanos Marx; las Tres Leyes de la Termodinámica; y el secreto del universo. Ah, y también la receta para el bocadillo perfecto de mantequilla de cacahuetes y mermelada. Solamente recuerda esto: Nada es imposible a menos que pierdas toda la...
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Why Do All the Nice Girls End Up Getting Kidnapped and Held for Ransom?
In this book, YOU, the reader, are a thirtysomething part-time actor/full-time waiter suddenly caught up in a kidnapping. Julia, the girl you went out with last night, has been TAKEN HOSTAGE. What will you do? Will you go to the police and ask for help? Will you burst into the hideout, killing everyone in sight, then tell Julia that she shouldn't misinterpret this as some sort...
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Dog and Cat probably are friends, but they'll never admit it in public. Living in the same house, they have similar interests, such as bodgering in the garage or gardening when the weather is fine.
They could watch it for hours, offering critical advice and being in the way. They really do enjoy any mistakes or clangers which may happen.
Their best mates are a gang of unruly hedgehogs who live in the garden shed, however there is a bunch of blackbirds...
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A Juani, a Julio y a sus grupos les pasa casi de todo en su trabajo como directores de tour viajando en diferentes partes del mundo.
¡Viaja con ellos y ríete, llora, bebe, come, quiere, enfádate, muérdete la lengua, no te la muerdas, habla, canta, grita, vive y, sobretodo, disfruta del viaje!
Aunque nacido en España, F.J. Mite no se siente extranjero en ninguna parte del mundo. Licenciado en Filología Inglesa por la Universidad Complutense de...
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"In the tradition of Mark Twain and Jean Shepherd, Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor, Jerry Nelson is a humorist whose beat is the American heartland, a small-town world of pickup trucks and Sunday night pancake dinners, dropping in on neighbors and complaining to the country agent. A fourth-generation dairy farmer, Jerry Nelson discovered his voice after he wrote a tongue-in-cheek letter to his county agent for advice on what to do, after a period...
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Sarah valiantly struggles with waking up in the morning, being productive, and dealing with social situations. Sarah's Scribbles is the comic strip that follows her life, finding humor in living as an adulting introvert that is at times weird, awkward, and embarrassing.
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